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Do they have access to dog food? They can sometimes reach through their fencing and peck if it is close by. I lost 3 hens over the last few months to a certain brand of dog food we'd occasionally buy that the chickens were getting into. Even if the co-op says it isn't their food's problem...

Thanks, I am sure they are vultures. They are about 3 feet tall and have the characteristic flat head, black coloring, hooked beak.

Thank you, that was my first thought, but the neighbor told me that he's "seen 'em carry off rabbits!" Then later (after I posted here) he changed his story to having seen them "attack a rabbit one time." So far, I've had no problems, but I have noticed that my rooster is keeping the flock...

I live in an older neighborhood just outside of town where we are allowed to keep fowl. The lots are about 1/3 acre and there are lots of dogs, cats, and even other chickens. I've seen vultures a few blocks over for several weeks, but this morning they were all sitting on my roof and my next...

Quote: I'm new to this myself but I've done a bit of reading and I'm the only one around right now so maybe I can help... I think the advice about the coop is to either move her to a safe spot on the ground once all of the chicks hatch or I think there was someone on this thread that had a...

My broody hen has stayed in the coop in her little room the whole time; now the eggs are starting to hatch and I don't know what to do. The coop is 3 feet off the ground; I am thinking about moving the mother and chicks once hatched to a small cage on the ground. I don't know if I should bring...